Small "l" libertarians support the repeal of Medicare and Medicaid. How many conservatives or Republicans do?

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by TheFirstLeftist

Jul. 1, 2012 12:17 pm

I keep hearing this propaganda that conservatives and Republican want to get rid of huge amounts of government. How many of them have proposed the REPEAL of Medicare and Medicaid? Not this phony "privatization" but outright repeal. The fact is that conservatives and liberals both accept that the federal government should be involved in health care in some substantial way. They just disagree on the details. Only libertarians support complete elimination of the federal gov't from medical care (save perhaps the VA, which could be justified by national Defense).

re: Small "l" libertarians support the repeal of Medicare and Medicaid. How many conservatives or Republicans do?

by Bush_Wacker

Jul. 1, 2012 5:53 pm

Quote TheFirstLeftist:

I keep hearing this propaganda that conservatives and Republican want to get rid of huge amounts of government. How many of them have proposed the REPEAL of Medicare and Medicaid? Not this phony "privatization" but outright repeal. The fact is that conservatives and liberals both accept that the federal government should be involved in health care in some substantial way. They just disagree on the details. Only libertarians support complete elimination of the federal gov't from medical care (save perhaps the VA, which could be justified by national Defense).

Do you believe that the Constitution really directs us to have a well armed militia and that also means we as citizens not only have a right but possibly a duty to be prepared to defend our country? If so, doesn't it make sense that a weak and sickly populace greatly reduces our nation's stability and therefore it's defense? Do you have a clue where I'm going with this?

re: Small "l" libertarians support the repeal of Medicare and Medicaid. How many conservatives or Republicans do?

by Phaedrus76

Jul. 1, 2012 8:40 pm

Every last self styled "libertarian" who comes here is really just a sociopath, like Ayn Rand, or the Beautifual Mind fuck-head. They promote a philosophy based on the belief of rational people making the best possible choices always, which if were true, then there would be no advertising, no alcohol for sale, no drugs on the streets, people wouldn't speed or eat fatty foods etc etc.

They can never point to any time or place where their ideas have worked, whereas today Sweden and Denmark and Norway and Austrailia and Japan all seem to have very fine healthcare socialist healthcare systems, thank you very much.